Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-09-17
NORTH SHORE NOTES.
Great weather this for the threshers.
Mrs. T. S. Benham ia slowly recover

MESs IL 10 D6Iudlll ~ SlOWlY EGCOV0rs
ing.
Col. Cochran is now in command at
Fort Totten.
Bricklsying is in active progress on
the court house.
Geo. Clapp left tor St Paul Monday to
attend the Minnesota state fair.
Jim Watt has decided to so to Towner
and Bottineau on brief excursion.
Tom Cordner has type writer and
will soon be printing his messages.
Get your exhibits ready for the fair,
which opens one week from next Thurs
day.
Two heavy frosts this week, but veg
citation, including the corn crop, was out
of the way.
Mrs. Chapman expects to return to
Washington with her INVALID son in
about two weeks.
Joe Graham threshed 1860 bushels of
oats from sixteen acres Of grounds
bushels to the acre.
Rev. Mr.. Aaberg has presented the
INTER-OcEAN with a quarter of a dozen
citrons large rs pumpkins.
The Rugby base ball nine desire to play
the Devils Lake nine during the fair.
What say you, boys? Is itago?
This is the last publication of the tax
list, and hereafter the INrER-OcEAN will
devote more space to reading matter.
Gen. Harrison Allen went east from
the Bottineau encampment Thursday.
He leaves next week for the st. LOUIS
reunion.
French Upton, editor of the Climax,
Richmond, KY. called upon the INTER-
OCEAN yesterday. He will rusticatc here
a few days.
Cashier Lord went to Churchs Ferry
Thursday to take charge OF the North
Dako ota bank which opened for business
on that day.
Mrs. J. T.. Reed came in from Mouse
river Thursday and is at the Benham
house under the care of DR.. Pcrcival.
Mrs. Reed has been very dangerously
i'll.
On the farm Of DR.. Swanston, by Wirtz
4 Bowland, in 5 days 1902 bushels OF
wheat, 1907 bushels of oats and $50 bush
els of barley were thrcshcd-total TAO
bushels.
| Mr.. II. G. Wheeler, of Grand Harbor,
late agent Of the st. Anthony Il Oak ot;.
elevator, left for Minneapolis Thursday
morning. A host Of friends regret his
departure.
c. c. Hutchess, of Floyd county, Ia,
was III the city Saturday. Mr.. Hutchess
is constructing large wheat. warehouse
at Bartlett, and will put up others in
this region.
Rumor hath it that there will 10 con
siderable marrying of parties we'll known
in this neck O woods. Some OF tho rail
road boys have concluded to travel il
double harness.
II. NJ. kellog of Aurora, Nebraska
who has been visiting his brother-in.
law, Frank Coykendall, for over u
month, left for his home this week. liz
is delighted with Dakota.
The Merchants National bought the
Sls, 900 funding bonds last Saturday, pay.
ing ss5 premium thereof. The premium
bid of tho First National was $50. There
we're several other smaller bids.
Mr.. r. r. Pope, a cousin of Mrs. Ans
den of this city, arrived here Thursday
from England. He has been pretty
lmuch all over the world, but thinks Da
kota the best place for final abode.
Chas. Grey of Fargo, U. S. deputy
marshal, went east on yesterdays train
Charlie is a "black Republican" FL
has served as deputy under three mar
shals-Raymond, Allen and Maratta.
Last Sunday morning w. J. Christie
while arranging his buggy top, slipped
from box and fell on water bucket
The result was a very lame side ant
shoulder which kept him IN tho hous
three or four days.
Sinclair Il Forbes, of Mapes, offer
prize ofs5 to the spring colt sired b,
Marquis which takes first premium
This premium was offered too late t.
publish the same in the fair premium
list, but it goes all the same.
F. o. Conklin, Of f.. II. Thursby'
Anchor I ranch, Mouse river, went t
Minneapolis Monday, accompanied b.
his bride elect and her cousin. The Ger
emony was performed Tuesday in tn
sawdust city. Mouse river friends joi
in wishing them happy and prosperou
career.
w. A. Murden, who has been bool
keeping for Stoughton & Chamberli
!, for six months past, left for Chicag
Monday to re-engage in the grain trade
Mr.. Murden came here for the benefit q
his health. He returns much improve
and has learned many things abou
wheat-raising he never knew before.
North Dakota Day.
Next Thursday, Sept. %, is North Ds
kota Day at the Grand Forks fair. Whs
will no doubt prove the chief attractio
on that day will he the riding feat bt
tween Miss Villa Poole. we'll known !
this region az the daring cquestrienne
and Miss Eche:s, Il professional ride
from Minnesota. The purse is $500, an
the bets are now evtn in favor of Mis-
Pool.
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Make Your Entries.
Those desiring premium lists Of til
county fair can he supplied by the see
retary. There is every indication OF